Middle Adulthood - Characteristics 1
WHAT IS WEIGHT REDISTRIBUTION?
(page 202)
BEFORE HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY IS GIVEN THE WOMAN SHOULD TRY THIS FIRST
WHAT IS LIFESTYLE CHANGES?
(page 204)
AN INDIVIDUAL'S DESIRE AND ABILITY TO SERVE THE LARGER COMMUNITY
WHAT IS GENERATIVITY?
(page 205)
ADJUSTMENT PERIOD AFTER CHILDREN MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES
WHAT IS EMPTY-NEST SYNDROME?
(page 205)
MENTAL ABILITY AND MEMORY REMAIN AT PEAK PERFORMANCE IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD. MANY MIDDLE ADULTS SEEK FURTHER _______________
WHAT IS EDUCATION?
(page 207)
MIDDLE ADULTHOOD IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH A DECLINE IN THIS SENSE, BUT USUALLY IT DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THEIR APPETITE
WHAT IS TASTE?
(page 203)
LOSS OF HEARING ACUITY ASSOCIATED WITH AGING
(page 202)
THIS SCREENING TEST (SECONDARY PREVENTION) IS IMPORTANT AT AGE 50 FOR MEN AND WOMEN
WHAT IS A COLONOSCOPY?
(page 210)
MEN EXPERIENCE THIS CONDITION THAT AFFECTS THE PROSTATE AND CAN LEAD TO DIFFICULTY VOIDING, DIMINISHED URINE STREAM, DRIBBLING, AND INCREASED URINE FREQUENCY
WHAT IS BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH)?
(page 210)
MIDDLE ADULTS ARE PRONE TO SLEEP DEPRIVATION DUE TO SLEEP APNEA, INSOMNIA, RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME, AND NARCOLEPSY. THIS MAY LEAD TO POOR JUDGMENT, MOOD DISORDERS, LACK OF MEMORY RETENTION, AND _________________
WHAT IS SLOWER REACTION TIMES?
(page 208)
BONE MASS SLOWLY DECLINES AFTER THE AGE OF 35 YEARS AND SIGNIFICANTLY DECLINES IN WOMEN AFTER MENOPAUSE. MODIFIABLE FACTORS TO PREVENT OSTEOPOROSIS INCLUDE EXERCISE, PROPER DIET, EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT FOR VITAMIN D3, AND THIS
WHAT IS ADEQUATE CALCIUM INTAKE?
(page 202)
MIDDLE-AGED MEN EXPERINENCING ANDROPAUSE MAY FEEL THREATENED BY THE AGING PROCESS AND MAY PROVE THEIR SEXUAL APPEAL BY TAKING YOUNGER SEXUAL PARTNERS
WHAT IS MIDLIFE CRISIS?
(page 204)
MIDDLE ADULTS MAY FIND THEMSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY BECOME THE CAREGIVER TO THEIR ___________
WHAT IS PARENTS?
(page 206)
SEEK OUT SUPPORT SERVICES, SUPPORT GROUPS, HOME HEALTH CARE, RESPITE CARE, AND SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS
WHAT IS ADVICE FOR CARING FOR AGING PARENTS?
(page 206)
MINIMUM AMOUNT AND FREQUENCY OF EXERCISE A MIDDLE ADULT SHOULD GET TO MAINTAIN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
WHAT IS 30 MINUTES THREE TIMES A WEEK?
(page 209)
DRESSING IN LAYERS;
AVOID HIGH NECKLINES;
WEAR COTTON
(page 204)
USING WATER-SOLUBLE LUBRICANTS BEFORE COITUS
WHAT IS HOW TO DEAL WITH DECREASED VAGINAL LUBRICATION?
(page 204)
MAINTAIN OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SIBLINGS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS
WHAT IS ADVICE FOR CARING FOR AGING PARENTS?
(page 206)
MIDDLE ADULTS MAY FIND VOLUNTEER WORK IN THE CHURCH, SCHOOL, HOSPITAL, OR COMMUNITY TO HELP BENEFIT __________ GENERATIONS
WHAT IS FUTURE?
(page 205)
COMMON EYE DISEASES OF MIDDLE ADULTHOOD INCLUDE THESE TWO DISORDERS
WHAT IS GLAUCOMA AND CATARACTS?
(page 210)
WHAT IS BREAST CANCER OR A FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER?
(page 204)
TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE CHANGE IN LIFE
WHAT IS CLIMACTERIC?
(page 203)
ADEQUATE CALCIUM INTAKE FOR MIDDLE ADULTHOOD IS _________ MG DAILY TO MAINTAIN BONE MASS, ALLOW MUSCLE CONTRACTION, AND REGULATE BLOOD PRESSURE
WHAT IS 1500?
(page 208)
THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR MIDDLE ADULTS IS CANCER AND _______________
(page 210)
WHAT IS STAGNATION?
(page 205)